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I know I said that the previous strip would be the penultimate strip to the reveal of the winners, but it felt better having cel give jefbot his motivation before he begins his final turn, so you’ll have to wait one more strip until the winning team is revealed.

And while I’m not going to tell you what cel whispered to jefbot to get his head back in the game, I’m afraid to even contemplate what some of you may be thinking she whispered to him. Post your thoughts, but keep ’em PG. This goes double for all you pervs out there. You know who you are.

Yay! *dons the Shades* I’m a speed-reader…very useful skill most of the time. Especially when processing written messages while driving; I can read a billboard or street sign and understand it very fast.

Ahem…that’s me. And those are roses I’d just gotten for our final performance of W.A.S.P. It was so sweet, a guy from the audience got up while we were taking our bows and handed roses to everyone in the cast! That’s never happened to me before, so it was so cool.

well that’s a definite possibility, JurgenS. heheh. i’m trying to think of a place on cel’s anatomy that could be slathered with ice cream and chocolate sauce and still be semi-innocuous but i’m coming up blank. her elbows? knees? nah, still sexy.

“Sexy” is THAT part of a woman’s anatomy that entices. A beautiful long, slender pair of legs can be as sexy as a nicely toned back, or a pert pair of firm, small, yet supple tu…tee…tii….taah…ttihhh.h.h…toes…yeah “toes” that’s what I was about to say..

QUOTE: “This goes double for all you pervs out there. You know who you are.”

Very happy that you cleared that outta the way, jeff. Too many to even count, I’m telling ya!!!!
*glares of doom at all the pervs*
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Bot’s expression in the last panel is precious, though. That last panel should go in a t-shirt, jef! Hmmmm… now that I think about it… it could go in a button as well. His face and Cel’s speech bubble hanging above him. Could work.

And to all the pervs, remember what the sultan said: keep it pg… or else the gates of doom shall be open and your perv soul will be dragged to a room full of canivalistic plush bunnies.

Well that wouldn’t be a worry then as canables they would only eat other plush bunnies. Eddie you failed as minion. Should have gotten your mistress flesh eating plush bunnies. Not canable plush bunnies. Bad minion.

better hide that tarnished halo, Pixie! not that it would help much. heheh. i appreciate you keeping your more “spicy” nature in check and staying in the PG realm. speaking of which, cel promising jefbot more time in the Star Wars machine is a really good guess! if jefbot’s lucky, he’ll get more time in there with cel before all is said and done. 😀

and thanks for the kudos on the last panel. i’m always happy when you deem my stuff “adorkable”!

Cel pep talk FTW! I imagine that what she said could easily fall into the PG range. I just can’t picture her suggesting something to him in a way that would be unacceptable to say here. Not that she’s angelic, but she is subtle.

I love Wil’s attempt to outgeek Jefbot. Too funny.

What an awesome expression in the last panel. That’s the expression all women hope to achieve with their guys. 😀

you’re right, shanna – it doesn’t seem like cel’s style to say anything too explicit in jefbot’s ear. i think his expression would be more one of shock if she were to go that far. but then, in the heat of a contentious DK battle, you never know! 😉

glad you and so many other readers are digging that last panel! his expression will definitely have to go on a BOTton, soon.

glad you got the reference, Jack Faire! you’re right about it, of course, and i thought about that when i was writing the strip, but “More Wizard than Fred Savage’s little brother” (and it was his half brother if i remember right) just didn’t have the same ring to it. 😉

those would be great promises, and definitely something worth competing for, but you’re right in thinking they probably wouldn’t elicit such an extreme, goofy smile from bot in that last panel. now, promising to be his girlfriend definitely would, however… 🙂

*gets out the BFG 9000 of DOOM and starts shooting at DorkKing*
how
*shoots again*
dare
*another shot*
you
*and another*
steal
*another blast hits DorkKing*
that
*yet another hit*
laugh
*proceeds shooting like a maniac at the pulverized pile of dust that was once DorkKing*
NO ONE will EVER steal my Empress’ laugh and get away with it!

heh. yes, you managed to skirt the “perv” designation, Maia, but i’m not sure jefbot would be SO giddy as he is in that last panel with the promise of alcohol. (well, unless he has a serious drinking problem we haven’t heard about yet.) 😉

Jeff, you are really doing psychological research on us all, aren’t you? I think the responses say more about what each of us would want to hear than about the comic! Uh oh, better go re-read what *I* wrote! 😉

What she whispered was “If you win this, you can hang over Wil’s head, that you saved his butt and his reputation”
Therefore giving bot the motivation to get some type of revenge and winning at the same time.

those words would definitely get jefbot motivated, Valius! but Wil did contribute a lot to the score, so jefbot has more to prove at this point. the conundrum between revenge vs. winning will be an issue that will come up in the next strip, though!

I can’t tell if will just made a friggin reboot joke or a tron joke… and a crack from “The last star fighter”and “the wizard” all in the same line isn’t there a nerd law about mixing movie references in one sentance!?

heh. since ReBoot used TRON as a source of inspiration, i think you can have your pick, Steve! and there probably is some sort of nerd law about mixing that many references – immediately after Wil spoke the words, a star went nova somewhere in the universe.

Considering that that has been the topic about a third of the comments for the last couple of strips, I’m sure you don’t need to think about it too much. Whatever she did say to him, it sure as hell worked. Awesome job, Jeff. 🙂

I went to see Gulliver’s Travels today. Or at least that had been the plan, but it had sold out by the time we got there, so I got to see Megamind in 3D. I can now take back most of what I said about 3D movies. The effects and technology have improved by like a factor of ten. The 3D glasses are still not very kind to those with glasses though.

thanks, Fijiman! yeah, the exact words cel said to jefbot aren’t what’s important, what’s important is that she got him back in the game! it is fun to wonder, though… 🙂

from what i hear, it’s probably a good thing you missed out on Gulliver’s Travels. although i’m a fan of Jack Black that movie’s supposedly horrible. and i missed out on Megamind but will try and catch it on cable or blu-ray when it comes out! i will say that some movies put 3D to good use – definitely thought it added to the experience of watching How to Train Your Dragon. i have the blu of that, so looking forward to seeing how it holds up in 2D.

Who you calling a Perv, bot?!?!?!?!?! All Cel said was, “I’ll be right back with a nice big bag of weed for ya if you win.” I don’t know what you thought I was gonna say…. Sheesh… oh yeah, she’s also gonna give bot a botjob. …couldn’t help it…you lobbed the ball over the plate with this one.

I shall kill anyone that tries to take my position as the minion of doom, I shall break their limbs, grind their bones to dust and feed their flesh to hungry demons, tear their skin apart and use it as a rug. It is my honor to be the sole royal minion of doom to her highness Empress of doom Sonitan. And I shall protect that honor and that position, with my wicked claws.
*eyes blazing with madness*
and now for something completely different …
*shows a picture of a larch*

I shall not give away my position as the sole Minion of Doom. Besides why have more minions if we can have slaves my empress? Having army of mind-wiped slaves is more Doom like than minions.
*trying hard not to be just one of many*
plus there is always the “summoning massive armies of demons” thing

Awwwww… I knew I keep you around for something. Thanks for reminding me about the whole mind-wiped slaves business and the massive armies of demons. Good Lord, I’m way tireder than I previously thought if I can’t remember such important factors in my world domination agenda.

HA! while i thought your whole “whipped cream and nuns” speech was pretty pervy, i thought you took it over the top adding a “mom” to the mix, Will B! and then i read you meant “mop” which took it back into PG territory. but “mom” gave me a good laugh. 😀

*Jumps in the shot of cupcakes with a platter and uses it as a shield to protect Empress from any harm, aligns the cupcakes on the platter and serves them to her highness (of course offers a tea to go with the cupcakes)*
A fresh batch of cupcakes delivered merely seconds ago my empress, they are a courtesy of the cupcake ninja Rinthia.
*turns to the attacker and says*
thanks for the “delivery” 😛

Yup..I am a perv. and proud of it *Takes sigar from corner of mouth in an eerily relaxed manner to light flamethrower, pulls trigger and watches..nay..SAVOURS the crackling and popping of evil minions, all the while pondering why evil laughter still keeps coming from crispy remains*

Just listening to Wil Wheaton and the Penny Arcade boys D&D podcast, oh I so want to play some PnP, but its so hard to find people, or people that tahe time for it

Can anyone help deciding what free RPG system to use for a star wars game? I heared Action! is good, or Fuzion or Tri-stat ( havent read them yet, but I have downloaded them already)
Read even something about EABA being good, but I have no idea about it whatsoever
If you can please write, If you know any other free generic system that would be better for a SW game, I would love you to suggest it

Just wanted to add that I would like the game to be faster and more story driven than combat heavy but at the same time I dont want to sacrifice quality combat resolutions too much ( star wars has rather interesting combat)

can’t help you decide which RPG system to go with for Star Wars, Eddie, but i can tell you, D&D’s always a blast. i play every other week, one Eberron game and one Dark Sun game (via Skype). if you can get some friends together, (it’s worth the trouble) i highly recommend it!

I know D&D and I know its an awesome game, but right now its a bit too combat heavy (combat based even), I want something with strong story that doesnt require drawn maps of dungeons and rolling dice all the time (although D&D makes for a pretty exciting podcast, I feel like watching an action film and a comedy at the same time)

I have probably one of the dirtiest minds in the world, but I also know that if it was something along those lines it would be more of a distraction than help. My guess would be a ‘free to play’ pass whenever he’s in the arcade. I know that would motivate me.

Whatever she whispered to him, it HAD to be on the romance-sex spectrum.
It has nothing to do with me being a perv (though I am). Look at that expression in the last panel. There is only one reason male characters make that face while blushing. Cel already motivated him earlier with a kiss to great affect, so to snap him out of his extreme nervousness it seems pretty obvious she just promised him something more.

very true, Michael Haneline – i actually almost said keep it “PG-13” even, but i might as well have said keep it “R” with the things PG-13 movies can get away with these days. PG’s risqué enough! 🙂

and with most characters, i’d agree with you: bot’s expression in that last panel does suggest something of the “romance/sex” variety, but seeing how incredibly enamored he is with tech and toys, you never know!

sounds like a lot of you would like to see cel give jefbot a free pass to the arcade and machines, JurgenS! that would be pretty awesome, no doubt.

and there is kind of a switch in those old arcade cabinets – my buddy had one with the “quarter hatch” always open, and you could run your finger in there and rack up as many lives as you wanted. was SO COOL.